The Mother's brief statements on various aspects of spiritual life including some conversations.
Part One consists primarily of brief written statements by the Mother on various aspects of spiritual life. Written between the early 1930s and the early 1970s, the statements have been compiled from her public messages, private notes, and correspondence with disciples. About two-thirds of them were written in English; the rest were written in French and appear here in English translation. There are also a small number of spoken comments, most of them in English. Some are tape-recorded messages; others are reports by disciples that were later approved by the Mother for publication. These reports are identified by the symbol § placed at the end. Part Two consists of thirty-two conversations not included elsewhere in the Collected Works. The first six conversations are the earliest recorded conversations of the 1950s' period. About three-fourths of these conversations were spoken in French and appear here in English translation.
To keep quiet and to concentrate, leaving the Force from above to do its work, is the surest way to be cured of anything and everything. There is no illness that can resist that if it is done properly, in time and long enough, with a steady faith and a strong will.
6 December 1934
I am having fever. What is the best way to get rid of it?
Remain peaceful and confident and it will soon be over.
I have a severe pain in my throat, neck and the back of my head. The attacks are intolerable and I am losing patience.
You must not lose patience, this does not hasten the cure. On the contrary, you must keep a peaceful faith that you are going to be cured.
5 October 1935
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Establish a greater peace and quietness in your body, that will give you the strength to resist attacks of illness.
22 October 1935
The only thing I can suggest about diseases is to call down peace. Keep the mind away from the body by whatever means—whether by reading Sri Aurobindo's books or meditation. It is in this state that the Grace acts. And it is the Grace alone that cures. The medicines only give a faith to the body. That is all.
My dear child, now it is time for the faith to become truly active and to stand unshaken against all contradictions. Have the faith, the true faith, that you will be cured and the cure is bound to come.
My love and blessings.
2 February 1949
Instead of being upset and struggling, the best thing to do is to offer one's body to the Divine with the sincere prayer, "Let Thy Will be done." If there is any possibility of cure, it will establish the best conditions for it; and if cure is impossible, it will be the very best preparation for getting out of the body and the life without it.
In any case the first indispensable condition is a quiet surrender to the Divine's will.
With love and blessings.
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Turn your mind completely away from your difficulty, concentrate exclusively on the Light and the Force coming from above; let the Lord do for your body whatever He pleases. Hand over to Him totally the entire responsibility of your physical being.
This is the cure.
With my blessings.
5 March 1959
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The imperative condition for cure is calm and quietness. Any agitation, any nervousness prolongs the illness.
26 November 1969
(To someone suffering from stomach and intestinal trouble)
It is due to restlessness and agitation. What is the matter? Bring down peace, the Divine Peace, in your stomach and it will be all right.
Catch hold of a peace deep within and push it into the cells of the body. With the peace will come back the health.
Peace and stillness are the great remedy for disease.
When we can bring peace in our cells, we are cured.
Peace in the nerves: indispensable for good health.
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